Kaliste Saloom Jr. served Lafayette as an attorney and judge for 40 years before his retirement. He remains active in the community.

Written by

MEGAN WHITE
The Daily Advertiser

LAFAYETTE, La. -- Those who know him best call him a living historian, an empathetic yet stern man who is one of the brightest Lafayette has ever seen.

He's a man who remembers well The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, a veteran who helped to capture a two-star Nazi general in World War II, who protected British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill during wartime.

He's a visionary who saw potential not only for Lafayette's people but for its then-corrupt city court. ...